Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2013

COURT UPHOLDS LONG JAIL SENTENCES FOR BLOGGERS ON APPEAL



Reporters Without Borders condemns the rulings that courts issued today in the cases of three bloggers – Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai (also known as Anhbasaigon) – and yesterday in the case of Nguyen Van Khuong, an investigative journalist also known as Hoang Khuong.
The organization also condemns yesterday’s arrest of the blogger and activist Le Quoc Quan and calls for his immediate release.
“Dieu Cay, Ta Phong Tan and Anhbasaigon did nothing to deserve these sentences,” Reporters Without Borders said. “By confirming long jail terms for these bloggers, the Vietnamese authorities are displaying their contempt for basic freedoms and freedom of expression in particular.


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